वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-22

आजहार तदा खड्गमदूरपरिवर्तिनम् ।
राक्षसश्चर्मणा सार्धं महावेगो महोदरः ॥२२॥

22. ājahāra tadā khaḍgamadūraparivartinam ,
rākṣasaścarmaṇā sārdhaṃ mahāvego mahodaraḥ.

22. ājahāra tadā khaḍgam adūraparivartinam
rākṣasaḥ carmaṇā sārdham mahāvegaḥ mahodaraḥ

22. Then the demon Mahodara, with great speed, fetched the sword that lay not far away, along with a shield.

Words meanings summery:

• आजहार (ājahāra) - fetched, brought, took

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

• अदूरपरिवर्तिनम् (adūraparivartinam) - nearby, lying not far away

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon

• चर्मणा (carmaṇā) - with a shield

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, along with

• महावेगः (mahāvegaḥ) - of great speed, very swift

• महोदरः (mahodaraḥ) - Mahodara (name of a demon)

Words meanings and morphology

आजहार (ājahāra) - fetched, brought, took

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of ā + hṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, scimitar

अदूरपरिवर्तिनम् (adūraparivartinam) - nearby, lying not far away

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adūraparivartin

adūraparivartin - remaining not far off, nearby

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+dūra+parivartin)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dūra – far, distant
  adjective (neuter)
• parivartin – remaining, revolving, turning around
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a rākṣasa

चर्मणा (carmaṇā) - with a shield

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of carman

carman - skin, hide, shield

सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

महावेगः (mahāvegaḥ) - of great speed, very swift

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvega

mahāvega - great speed, very swift

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity
  noun (masculine)

महोदरः (mahodaraḥ) - Mahodara (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahodara

mahodara - Mahodara (a demon, lit. 'large-bellied')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+udara)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

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